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- ↑ "Women Of Horror: Jessica Cameron" Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine . Horror Movie Reviews.
- ↑ "Women in Horror Month – Exclusive Interview With Jessica Cameron". Dread Central. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Monster Fest star Jessica Cameron shows there's more to her than a great set of lungs". Sydney Morning Herald, November 13, 2014 Craig Mathieson
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